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HR 5369 115th Congress House Congress Appropriations Government lending and loan guarantees House of Representatives Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Income tax rates Legislative rules and procedure Tariffs

Earmark Elimination Act of 2018

Introduced: March 21, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 21, 2018
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Earmark Elimination Act of 2018

This bill establishes a point of order in the House of Representatives against considering legislation that contains a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit, as defined by the bill. If the point of order is successfully raised and sustained, the congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit shall be deemed to be stricken from the legislation.

What's happening now March 21, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2330 Related bill Earmark Elimination Act of 2018
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
Sanford, Mark
· Apr 18, 2018
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 17, 2018
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Apr 5, 2018
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 21, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 21, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5369: Earmark Elimination Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5369/
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"H.R. 5369: Earmark Elimination Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5369/.
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H.R. 5369, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5369/.
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